26 May 2020

Universities hit by COVID-19, but life science ‘ecosystems’ grow

David Taylor highlights some of the key messages to emerge from a Zoom think tank run by NLA on the subject of the knowledge economy following the Covid-19 outbreak.

New London Awards

22 May 2020

Q&A with Dominique Alba, New London Awards International Jury member

This year, the New London Awards celebrates 10 years of acknowledging the very best of architecture, planning and development in London. NLA Programme Director, Amy Till, speaks to Dominique Alba, Gen...

22 May 2020

Reimagining London - the best of this week’s NLA webinars

David Taylor presents the highlights from a busy week of NLA webinars looking to a reimagined London, with the best elements of measures already underway accelerated by the current pandemic.

22 May 2020

Digital delights

Tamsie Thomson previews this year’s LFA Digital 2020, the first ever online version of the London Festival of Architecture

22 May 2020

More flexible use class orders needed

More flexible Use Class Orders - particularly in London’s high streets - are urgently required according to members of the NLA Sounding Board who met this week to discuss plans for recovery post-lockd...

22 May 2020

Soapbox: Building Confidence

Chart Lane principal Ross Sturley says that London and the UK must be careful to communicate their attractions or risk capital moving elsewhere

Housing

22 May 2020

Housing set for ‘London lift off’ - NLA Sounding Board

The housing market is showing clear signs of a ‘London lift-off’, members of the NLA’s Sounding Board reported this week.

Education & Health

21 May 2020

Collaborations in the time of Covid-19

As part of NLA's upcoming insight study ‘Knowledge Networks: London and the Ox-Cam Arc’ we are looking for stories of collaborations which have arisen in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Net Zero

21 May 2020

Net Zero panel response

The NLA Expert Panel sent a letter to the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government in response to the consultation concerning the ban on the use of combustible materials in buildings.The p...

Transport & Infrastructure

21 May 2020

Soho presses for road closures amid ‘open streets’ push to save restaurants

Restaurateurs in Soho are pressing Westminster Council to close roads in the area and let them offer al fresco dining as part of an ‘open streets’ movement gathering pace across the country and intern...

21 May 2020

From the archive: The Developing City

Peter Murray explores NLA's ‘The Developing City’, looking at the past and future of the Square Mile. Today, positive future-gazing is essential as we plan for a future after the pandemic.

21 May 2020

Five minutes with… Matt Yeoman

David Taylor catches up with Buckley Gray Yeoman founder Matt Yeoman down the line from his home in Devon about maintaining the company ethos and work, the wellbeing of its staff – and his thoughts on...